2022 Zahedan massacre

2022 Zahedan massacre
Part of Mahsa Amini protests
Date30 September 2022
Location
Zahedan, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran
Result Violent crackdown on protesters, hundreds of protestors killed and injured
Suspension of schools
Heavy protests continued every Friday
Belligerents
Iranian security forces Protestors of the Death of Mahsa Amini
Casualties and losses
4 killed 96 killed, 300+ injured

The Zahedan massacre,[1][2] also known as Bloody Friday (Persian: جمعه خونین, romanized: Jom'e-ye Xunin)(Balochi: زائدانءِ ھۏنݔن آدݔنَگ),⁣[3] was a series of violent crackdowns starting with protesters gathering and chanting in front of a police station near the Great Mosalla of Zahedan, Iran on 30 September 2022 leading to many casualties.[4][5][3]

Security forces opened fire on protesters, violently cracked down on protesters in Zahedan, and later opened fire on worshipers holding the Friday Prayers in the Jameh Mosque of Makki, leading to street clashes resulting in at least 96 protesters killed and 300 injured.[6][7][4][8]

The clashes were mainly in response to the alleged rape of a 15-year-old Baloch girl in June by Colonel Ebrahim Kouchakzai,[9] the commander of the police force in Chabahar, and the 16 September 2022 death of Mahsa Amini following her arrest by the Guidance Patrol.

Schools in Zahedan and Nosratabad were shut down temporarily due to concerns for the welfare of schoolchildren.[10]

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  9. ^ "Friday Imam Confirms Rape of a 15-Year-Old Girl by Police Chief". iranwire.com. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  10. ^ "مدارس زاهدان تعطیل شد". روزنامه دنیای اقتصاد (in Persian). Retrieved 2022-10-03.